Since the first deca-core processor was announced by MediaTek, a Taiwan-based chip manufacturer, and named with Helio X20 and MT6797 of code name, we are now expecting the release of MT6797 Helio X20 on March 16, 2016 and the first deca-core phones later in the second quarter of 2016. For users who want to buy best budget and most worthy phones in 2016, they can wait for some time for the new deca-core phones, and compare them with best new phones on MWC 2016, or the new smartphones with Snapdragon 820, which is the latest and best quad-core processor from Qualcomm, a USA-based chip maker.

Before listing the top 6 upcoming deca-core smartphones with MT6797 Helio X20, we firstly introduce the specifications and features of MT6797 Helio X20. The deca-core processor, MT6797 Helio X20, applies the Tri-Cluster architecture and includes three clusters: one is with two 2.5GHz Cortex-A72 cores for high performance, one is with four 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 cores for balancing the performance and consumption, and the other is with four 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 cores for low-consumption tasks and saving power. The MT6797 will reportedly offer a 40% boost in performance when compared to the prior MT6795 Helio X10 chips put out by MediaTek.

MT6797 Helio X10 specifications and features

Below are the specifications and features of MT6797 Helio X20 and comparing with prior MT6795 Helio X10 and MT6755 Helio P10 and its major competitor Snapdragon 820.

MT6797 Helio X20 deca-core smartphone list

Many deca-core smartphones have been rumored with the deca-core MT6797 Helio X20 SoC since its announcement in 2015, like Meizu MX6, HTC One 9, Elephone P9000 and Acer Predator 6, and more. Because the chip has not yet released until March 16, 2016, most of the MT6797 Helio X20 smartphones listed below are rumored deca-core phones and waiting for next-step confirmation.

First deca-core smartphone: Elephone P9000

Elephone P9000 is one of the rumored deca-core smartphones, but this China-based phone maker has released its first year flagship smartphone Elephone P9000 and its variants in January, and it finally turns out that all the P9000 series devices, even the Bezelless Elephone P9000 Edge phone, use another octa core processor, MT6755 Helio P10, and becomes a MT6755 Helio P10 smartphone.

Second deca-core smartphone: ZOPO Speed 8

Not like other rumored MT6797 Helio X20 smartphones, ZOPO Speed 8 is the first real deca-core smartphones with MT6797 Helio X20, just announced the proto on MWC 2016.

Third deca-core smartphone: HTC One A9

Another rumored deca-core phone is HTC One A9, which was released in November 2015 and turned out to use the octa-core processor from Qualcomm, Snapdragon 617. It is also rumored that HTC will release a MT6797 Helio X20 version this year for Chinese users. And we will expect and update the MT6797 Helio X20 smartphone from HTC in near future.

Fourth deca-core smartphone: Meizu Pro 6

Another rumored MT6797 Helio X20 deca-core phone is the Meizu Pro 6, which is recently rumored to be a totally new phone that not belongs to existed product series on Chinese social website Weibo. And this new MT6797 Helio X20 smartphone will be a best budget smartphone that is priced between Meizu MX and Note series. The launch event of Meizu Pro 6 deca-core phone is going to happen on April 13.

Fifth deca-core smartphone: Qiku 360 F4

Another rumored MT6797 Helio X20 smartphone is 360 Qiku F4, which will be released in March 21, 2016. Qiku is the smartphone brand of 360, which is famous for its anti-virus software for both desktop and mobile.

Rumored specifications of Qiku 360 F4

MediaTek MT6797 Helio X20 deca-core processor with ARM Mali-T880 MP4

5.? inch FHD IPS touch screen of 1920 x 1080 pixels display,

3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage

13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera

360 OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow

And it is confirmed from leaked images of Qiku 360 F4 that this MT6797 Helio X20 smartphone has a common USB port, not Type-C.

Sixth deca-core smartphone: LeEec Le 2

LeEco (LeTV) Le 2 is another rumored MT6797 Helio X20 smartphone that will be released in near future. Besides the rumored MT6797 Helio X20 deca-core processor, LeEco Le 2 is also estimated to feature a Full HD display, 4GB of RAM and 21MP primary camera.

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